Hello everyone,
I have applied for one position in Deals team at S&.
I had a screen call with the recruiter today and it was a horrible experience.
First of all she came late and started talking rudely. She did not ask me to introduce myself nor did she ask me why I would like to join S&. I had prepared for everything in short and crisp manner.
The first question she asked was why I am leaving my current firm and while I was answering that in 3 pointers, she was like please tell me 1 point in one word as she had another call in next few minutes, then I ask her to repeat one question and she scolded me like I had done some serious crime and then she was like I have very limited time and cannot repeat questions and for the rest of the call she was just shouting at me like anything for no reason at all. She asked basic questions like salary, current location, preferred location, current title. In the salary question as well, there was some confusion regarding the currency as I am not applying to my home office and I was repeating my salary to make sure she get it right and she was like I have to jump on another call let's move on to the next question and if you do not want to move on to the next question, unfortunately I have to disconnect the call. It felt like interrogation.
I had got the interview last year for this position but did not get the offer unfortunately. I reapplied this year with a referral and got this horrible experience. Still I reached out to her on email after the call and typed all the answers which she had asked me on the call to avoid any confusion as her voice was cracking a bit.
Last year it was really smooth process.
I feel I will not get the interview this time for no fault of mine.
I have been on many screening calls but this one was the worst. Should I reach out to my referrer and explain him this situation? Will he able to do something? I really want to get into S& and in this particular office as I have spoken to around 15 people in the deals team and really like the culture.
Looking forward to your recommendations.
Thank you for your time.
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It seems like a pressure test to me i.e. how well you can handle pressure particularly because you have already spoken to several people within the hiring team. Makes me think, they already know a lot about your motivation, background etc. and are trying to put you through a drill. I also agree to Ian's suggestion that you should give it some time and wait for their response. The other possibility is that they have already made up their mind to dinge you but are still going ahead with the process as a formality.